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Ind. schools ending cursive writing requirement
MERRILLVILLE, Ind. (AP) — The days when Indiana's elementary school students were required to perfect the looping script of cursive handwriting are coming to an end.
Starting this fall, the state Department of Education will no longer require...Tags: Indiana
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Theatre at the Center announces 2012 plans
Theatre at the Center, the Equity musical house in Munster, Ind., has announced its 2012 season. The company operates on the calendar year. Musical titles include "Always ... Patsy Cline" (staged by Brian Russell and running Feb. 23 to April 1); "Little...Tags: Patsy Cline
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Make way again for the Molly! 'Christmas Schooner' sails into Mercury
"The Christmas Schooner" will dock again for the holidays on the North Side of Chicago. The Mercury Theatre, 3745 N. Southport Ave., will house a new production of the sentimental musical by John Reeger and Julie Shannon about the ships that once braved...Tags: Holidays, Theater, Entertainment, Religious Festivals, Music Theater
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Japan market plunge sparks global sell-off; U.S. stocks dip, rebound
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Sep 1, 2011 |Story| Associated PressJapan market plunge sparks global sell-off; U.S. stocks dip, rebound
Sep 2, 2011 |Story| WXIN-LTVHoosier Lottery jackpots continue to climb heading into holiday weekend
Press ReleaseJackpots in all three of the Hoosier Lottery's Big Jackpot Games -- Powerball, Hoosier Lotto and Mega Millions -- are continuing to climb heading into the upcoming Labor Day holiday weekend. Saturday night's Powerball jackpot is worth an estimated $91...Tags: Holidays, Powerball Lottery, Mega Millions Lottery, Labor Day, Lotto
Sep 4, 2011 |Story| WSBT-TVN. Indiana code enforcement inspector attacked on job
HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) — Northern Indiana police say Hammond's top code enforcement officer was attacked by a tenant who shoved him down a flight of stairs. The Times of Munster reports James Callahan was on duty when he joined other enforcement...Tags: Hammond
Sep 5, 2011 |Story| WSBT-TVWoman dragged under car for mile in NW Indiana
BURNS HARBOR, Ind. (AP) — Police in northwestern Indiana say a man drove over a woman who was trying to stop him in a bar's parking lot and dragged her for more than a mile to her death. Burns Harbor police say 45-year-old Sheri Jania was an off-...Sep 17, 2011 |Story| WSBT-TVMan cleared in rape case gets 17 years in slaying
CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — A man exonerated five years ago by DNA evidence in a rape case after serving several years in an Illinois prison has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for a woman's 2008 beating death. The Times of Munster and the Post-...Tags: DNA, Rod Blagojevich, Murder, Human Body, Lake County (Indiana)
Jul 5, 2011 |Story| WSBT-TVSouth Shore eyes extension to Dyer, Ind.
CHESTERTON, Ind. (AP) — The operators of northern Indiana's commuter railroad are eying a plan to extend the main line from Hammond to the city of Dyer. Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District spokesman John Parsons says the proposed...Tags: Travel, Indiana, Commuting, Hammond, South Shore
Jul 6, 2011 |Story| WSBT-TV2nd autopsy denied in death of NW Indiana boy
CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — A judge in northwestern Indiana has turned down a defense request for a second autopsy of a 13-year-old boy whose body was found in a shallow grave. The Lake County judge made the ruling Tuesday during a court hearing for...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Justice System, Indiana, Lake County (Indiana)
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